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Table 3 Relationship between visceral adipose tissue and cardiometabolic risk markers

From: Sex differences in body composition and association with cardiometabolic risk

 

Visceral adipose tissue

 

Men

Women

 

r

p

r

p

Fasting glucose

0.30

0.003#

0.23

0.02#

2-h glucose

0.18

0.08*

0.35

0.0001*#

Fasting insulin

0.21

0.11*

0.46

0.002*#

HOMA-IR

0.21

0.1*

0.35

0.002*#

Total cholesterol

0.16

0.1#

0.33

0.0004#

HDL cholesterol

− 0.27

0.008*#

− 0.27

0.004*

LDL cholesterol

0.15

0.2*#

0.34

0.0002*#

Triglyceride level

0.28

0.006*#

0.39

< 0.0001*#

Apolipoprotein B (ApoB)

0.20

0.1#

0.37

0.001*#

ApoB/LDL

0.15

0.3

0.2

0.09

hsCRP

0.34

0.01*#

0.62

< 0.0001*#

Fibrinogen

0.42

0.001*#

0.34

0.003*

  1. Abbreviations: HOMA-IR homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance, HDL high-density lipoprotein, LDL low-density lipoprotein, hsCRP high-sensitivity C-reactive protein
  2. *Significant after controlling for age
  3. #Significant after controlling for BMI